Dude Review Specs - Interactive Spec Review

Walk through all specifications and architecture decisions for the current project with the user.

Workflow

When this skill is invoked, follow these steps in order:

Step 1: Fetch Specs

Call these in parallel:

dude:list_records { "kind": "spec", "status": "open" }
dude:list_records { "kind": "arch", "status": "open" }
dude:list_records { "kind": "spec", "status": "archived" }

Step 2: Present Summary

Show the user a summary of what exists:

• Total active specs
• Total active architecture decisions
• Total archived specs
• Group active records by prefix: AUTH, API, ARCH, DATA, UI, Other
• List each active record with its ID, kind, and title

Step 3: Walk Through Active Specs

For each active spec, present it (including body if present) and ask the user:

1. Still accurate? — If not, ask what changed and update it
2. Outdated? — If yes, archive it
3. Needs refinement? — If yes, ask for updates
4. Keep as-is? — Move on

Apply changes immediately using:

dude:upsert_record { "id": <record_id>, "kind": "spec", "title": "<updated_title>", "body": "<updated_body>", "status": "<new_status>" }

Step 4: Walk Through Architecture Decisions

Repeat the same review for arch records. Architecture decisions tend to be longer-lived, so focus on:

• Is the decision still valid given current codebase state?
• Has the implementation drifted from the decision?

Step 5: New Specs

Ask the user if there are any new specifications or architecture decisions to capture based on the current state of the project. If yes, create them:

dude:upsert_record { "kind": "spec", "title": "API: <description>", "body": "<details>" }
dude:upsert_record { "kind": "arch", "title": "ARCH: <description>", "body": "<details>" }

Step 6: Summary

Present a final summary of all changes made during the session:

• Specs updated
• Specs archived
• Architecture decisions updated
• New records created

Tools Used

Related Skills

• dude:review-issues: Review and groom issues
• dude:specifications: CRUD reference for spec operations